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The MiWa project<\/a> is a joint research project of 12 German research institutions dedicated to assess the impact of microplastics on the water cycle. One major part of MiWa is to tackle analytical challenges in detecting synthetic polymers in different matrices, including wastewater, surface waters, drinking water, and ground water as well as river sediments. Applying a range of analytical techniques (\u00b5FTIR and \u00b5Raman spectroscopy, pyrolysis GC-MS, TGA-FTIR\/MS, TED-GC-MS, ICP-MS) the aim is to provide a toolbox of reliable, harmonized analytical methods.<\/p>\n

The second part of MiWa, coordinated by Martin Wagner, is dedicated to understanding the biological impacts of microplastics in freshwater ecosystems. We\u00a0investigate the toxicity in cell-based systems, aquatic invertebrates, and fish. The Frankfurt team focuses on the potential tissue infiltration of very small microplastics, the induction of inflammatory processes and stress in non-model species using a transcriptomics approach (RNAseq, qRT-PCR), and the toxicity of virgin vs aged microplastics.<\/p>\n

Partners:\u00a0Technical University Berlin (coordinator), Bundesanstalt f\u00fcr Materialforschung und -pr\u00fcfung, Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, Hochschule Fresenius, Umweltbundesamt, Technologiezentrum Wasser, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Helmholtz Zentrum f\u00fcr Umweltforschung, Umweltbundesamt Bad Elster, Universit\u00e4t T\u00fcbingen, Goethe-Universit\u00e4t Frankfurt am Main, Universit\u00e4t Heidelberg<\/p>\n

Website: www.nawam-miwa.de<\/a><\/p>\n

Start: March\u00a01st, 2016<\/p>\n

End: August 31th, 2019<\/p>\n

Funding agency:\u00a0Federal Ministry of\u00a0Education and Research<\/a>, Project 02WRS1378I\u00a0within the focus area\u00a0ReWaM<\/a> (Regional Water Resources Management for Sustainable Protection of Waters in Germany)<\/p>\n

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Budget: EUR 3.5\u00a0Mio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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